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Distinct serum cytokines in AIDS-related skin diseases.

Viral Immunol. 1998;11(4):215-20. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/99203071
Breuer-McHam JN; Marshall GD; Lewis DE; Duvic M; Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas Medical; School, Houston, USA.

Abstract: To determine whether common skin diseases associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were distinguishable based on the pattern of serum cytokine expression, we studied patients with psoriasis, pruritus, and Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) for levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interferon-gamma (IFN-y), interleukin (IL)-10, and IL-4. Thirty-two HIV-positive (HIV+) patients including 8 with KS, 11 with psoriasis, and 13 with pruritus along with 16 HIV-negative subjects with psoriasis were studied. IFN-gamma levels were highest in sera of HIV+ patients with psoriasis (p = 0.040). By contrast, TNF-alpha and IL-10 levels were highest in sera of HIV+ patients with pruritus (p = 0.012). Detectable levels of all cytokines in these patients were remarkably higher than for healthy adults. These results suggest that common skin diseases associated with HIV infection and AIDS can be distinguished by the production of unique cytokines.
Keywords: JOURNAL ARTICLE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/BLOOD/COMPLICATIONS/ *IMMUNOLOGY Adult Cytokines/*BLOOD CD4 Lymphocyte Count Human Interferon Type II/BLOOD Interleukin-10/BLOOD Pruritus/BLOOD/*IMMUNOLOGY Psoriasis/BLOOD/*IMMUNOLOGY Sarcoma, Kaposi/BLOOD/*IMMUNOLOGY Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Tumor Necrosis Factor/ANALYSISKWDjournalarticleacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/blood/complications/KWDimmunologyadultcytokines/KWDbloodcd4lymphocytecounthumaninterferontypeii/bloodinterleukin-10/bloodpruritus/blood/KWDimmunologypsoriasis/blood/KWDimmunologysarcoma,kaposi/blood/KWDimmunologysupport,uKWDsKWDgov't,pKWDhKWDsKWDtumornecrosisfactor/analysis
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